We use linked birth and education records from Florida to investigate how the identification of childhood disabilities varies by race and school racial composition. Using a series of decompositions, we find that black and Hispanic students are identified with disabilities at lower rates than are...

We use linked birth and education records from Florida to investigate how the identification of childhood disabilities varies by race and school racial composition. Using a series of decompositions, we find that black and Hispanic students are identified with disabilities at lower rates than are...

We provide a comprehensive assessment of a striking disparity in the United States: The differential rate at which white and black infants die. We separate the overall mortality gap into three temporal components - fitness at birth, neonatal mortality, and post-neonatal mortality - and quantify...